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Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 05, 2023
Applicant:

Assa Abloy Americas Residential Inc., New Haven, CT (US);

Inventor:

Kevin Pasma, Lake Forest, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/05 (2006.01); G01F 15/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/2962 (2022.01); G01F 25/20 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/057 (2013.01); G01F 15/003 (2013.01); G01F 15/005 (2013.01); G01F 23/2962 (2013.01); G01F 25/20 (2022.01);
Abstract

Autofill systems for faucets are configured to determine an interior height of a vessel that holds water and is positioned along a sensing axis of a distance sensor. The interior height of the vessel is based on a bottom surface and a top rim surface of the vessel measured concurrently by the distance sensor. The autofill system closes an electronic valve once a predetermined fill level within the vessel is reached to shut off water flow through a spray head. The predetermined fill level is based on water surface level within the vessel and the top rim surface measured concurrently by the distance sensor relative to the determined interior height of the vessel.


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